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Guest Blog: Shutdown Hits Flight Training »

The government's partial shutdown may be having a minor effect on pilot training and certification, but it's likely to snowball rapidly as applications backup and training grinds to a halt. More

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FAA On The CFI Practical As... »

A new direct to final rule issued Sept. 16 by the FAA introduces a subtle but substantive change for CFI candidates, and according to NAFI chairman of the... More

AVmail: September 2, 2013 »

Charley Valera of FCA Flight Center at KFIT writes: "I own a small flight school with three to five planes in central Massachusetts. It's the kind where... More

Boeing's Take On The Pilot... »

Boeing Thursday released its 2013 Pilot and Technician Outlook that predicts the need for nearly 500,000 airline pilots by 2032, and the company says the... More

Why Motion Simulation is... »

At their AirVenture booth and anywhere else they show off their simulators, Redbird Flight Simulations gets an earful--and often an argument--about whether... More

Podcast: NAFI Tackles... »

It's one thing to get people in the flight school door; it's another challenge to bring them through to the check ride and beyond. This week, Bob Meder,... More

Build-A-Plane's Design... »

Students at 27 high schools from 22 states competed for the chance to build two Glasair Sportsman aircraft that were finished and on display at AirVenture... More